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Show SAN FRANCISCO. GETS THE FAIR House Votes to Give Great Panama Exposition to Coast City , j .iV Washington, Jan. 31. Tho House of Repiesentntlves today, by a otu of 188 to 159, decided In favor of San Francisco and ngalust New Orleans ns tho city In which an exposition to celebrate tho opening of the Panama canal In 1915 shall bo held. This vote was taken on n roll call to determine whethor tho San Francisco Fran-cisco resolution-or tho Now Oilcans bill should havo consideration in tho House. On n final votu ,tho San Francisco Fran-cisco icsolutlon wns adopted by n yuto of 250 to 43. Tho advocates or San Franclcco nro claiming tonight tlint their fight Is won and that tho Sonnto will ratify the action of the House. Snn Francisco won by capturing tho Republican voto in tho House. Now Orleans support enmo from- (ho Democrats. Only thirty Republicans voted for Now Orleans. Thirty-six Democrats De-mocrats voted for Snn Frnnclsco. ' -Tho Snn Frnnclsco resolution does not ask for government nld in 'any form. It simply authorizes tho President Presi-dent of tho United States to lnUe foreign nations to participate in t,lio fnlr. An effort to amend the rcsolutlUhs to Include provisions for nn International Interna-tional nnval parade from Hampton Roads, through tho Panama canal and up the west coast to San Francisco was defeated on n point of order. Tho New Orleans bill called for an appropriation of $1,000,000 for rt government gov-ernment oxhlblt nnd the crcntlon" of n government commission. i Galleries Thronged, Tho proceedings In tho House, marking tho culmination of tho exposition expos-ition fight, wero unique. Tho galleries held tho greatest throngs of tho present pres-ent session, and thero was no attempt to restrain tho npplauso that camo from tho spectators as tho fight progressed, pro-gressed, Tho claims of tho two cities recently recent-ly wero put up to the rules committee of the House. That committeo would not undertnkc to say which exposition exposi-tion measuro should havo tho light of way, but gave a Solonion-llko dcgls-ion dcgls-ion that thero should bo n call of tho House and each member was to rise lit his placo and voto "San Francisco" or "Now Orleans," instead ot "aye" or "nay," as usual on roll calls. Dining tho ballot, excitement ran high. Tho race between tho two cities wns oxactly a tio whon eighty-seven votes had been cast on each sido. It lemalncd oven up to tho 100 mark nnd then Snn Fiancisco began to forgo to the front. When "tho decision In favor of tho California city was announced, 'thero. was a demonstration on the floor nnd In the galleries. Mr. Cajoy of Wisconsin evoked laughter by responding "Mllwnuko ' whon his namo wns called. Mr. Mooro of Pennsylvania voted for Washington . |